Within
AS9100, supplementary requirements have been made to many ISO 9001 clauses.
Most are based upon existing best practices, which have been integrated into
AS9100 to ensure that manufacturers meet the industry's expectations. Key
additional requirements include:
Key Characteristics - the standard
provides guidance for managing variation when a "key characteristic"
is identified. Keys are features of a material, process or part in which the
variation has a significant influence on product fit, performance,
manufacturability or service life.
Configuration
management -
is critical for support of aerospace products with 50-year plus life cycle. The
configuration management process must begin at the product's
design-and-development phase and continue along the entire value stream,
providing visibility and control of the products functional and physical
characteristics.
Planning product
realization is essential for effective and efficient processes. The standard
emphasizes planning for all phases of product realization to ensure delivery of
conforming product.
Design-and-development
-
requires a robust design and development process to meet aerospace industry
safety and reliability requirements.
Supplier management - the aerospace supply
chain is long and is a challenge to manage. There are additional requirements
for identifying and maintaining suppliers.
Effective
communication is essential. The standard lists several specific areas for
consideration. They range from clarifying engineering requirements to managing
test specimens and right of access to suppliers' facilities.
Product safety and
quality control -
include supplementary requirements for:
Tooling control Traceability program Control of monitoring and measurement devices Control of changes to production processes Flow-down of quality requirements Foreign object detection Control of special production processes Control of servicing requirements First article inspections Control of nonconforming material Review the AS 9100 standard for complete coverage of all supplementary requirements.
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